#biomimicry — Public Fediverse posts

🥚 NEW: Space junk threatens #spacecraft and #astronauts. Engineers at Dalian University of #Technology built #aluminum "eggshell" arrays that deform together to spread impact #energy, with #water-filled versions dampening shockwaves further, cutting a projectile’s velocity by nearly 65% in tests.

👉 https://www.popsci.com/technology/egg-inspired-spacecraft-shield/

#space #spacejunk #biomimicry #engineering #science #materialsscience #satellite #eggs #tech #physics #innovation #aluminium

🥚 NEW: Space junk threatens #spacecraft and #astronauts. Engineers at Dalian University of #Technology built #aluminum "eggshell" arrays that deform together to spread impact #energy, with #water-filled versions dampening shockwaves further, cutting a projectile’s velocity by nearly 65% in tests.

👉 https://www.popsci.com/technology/egg-inspired-spacecraft-shield/

#space #spacejunk #biomimicry #engineering #science #materialsscience #satellite #eggs #tech #physics #innovation #aluminium

🥚 NEW: Space junk threatens #spacecraft and #astronauts. Engineers at Dalian University of #Technology built #aluminum "eggshell" arrays that deform together to spread impact #energy, with #water-filled versions dampening shockwaves further, cutting a projectile’s velocity by nearly 65% in tests.

👉 https://www.popsci.com/technology/egg-inspired-spacecraft-shield/

#space #spacejunk #biomimicry #engineering #science #materialsscience #satellite #eggs #tech #physics #innovation #aluminium

🥚 NEW: Space junk threatens #spacecraft and #astronauts. Engineers at Dalian University of #Technology built #aluminum "eggshell" arrays that deform together to spread impact #energy, with #water-filled versions dampening shockwaves further, cutting a projectile’s velocity by nearly 65% in tests.

👉 https://www.popsci.com/technology/egg-inspired-spacecraft-shield/

#space #spacejunk #biomimicry #engineering #science #materialsscience #satellite #eggs #tech #physics #innovation #aluminium

🥚 NEW: Space junk threatens #spacecraft and #astronauts. Engineers at Dalian University of #Technology built #aluminum "eggshell" arrays that deform together to spread impact #energy, with #water-filled versions dampening shockwaves further, cutting a projectile’s velocity by nearly 65% in tests.

👉 https://www.popsci.com/technology/egg-inspired-spacecraft-shield/

#space #spacejunk #biomimicry #engineering #science #materialsscience #satellite #eggs #tech #physics #innovation #aluminium

NYU researchers found that oil droplets can change shape and swallow their surroundings, much like living cells do. #biomimicry

https://phys.org/news/2026-07-oil-droplets-remodel-swallow-cells.html

NYU researchers found that oil droplets can change shape and swallow their surroundings, much like living cells do. #biomimicry

https://phys.org/news/2026-07-oil-droplets-remodel-swallow-cells.html

NYU researchers found that oil droplets can change shape and swallow their surroundings, much like living cells do. #biomimicry

https://phys.org/news/2026-07-oil-droplets-remodel-swallow-cells.html

NYU researchers found that oil droplets can change shape and swallow their surroundings, much like living cells do. #biomimicry

https://phys.org/news/2026-07-oil-droplets-remodel-swallow-cells.html

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: Asa Barber’s team at the University of #Portsmouth found that common #limpet #teeth are five times stronger than #spider #silk, making them the strongest known natural material.

Their goethite nanofiber #protein composite can withstand pressures comparable to turning #carbon into #diamond and could inspire synthetic materials.

👉 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/spider-silk-loses-top-spot-natures-strongest-material-snails-teeth-180954346/

#snails #science #biomimicry #nature #spiders #nanotechnology #goethite #biology #engineering #royalsociety #animals #wildlife #mollusks

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🛩️🪰 Male #dragonflies engage in aerial dogfights to defend territory, using simple visual rules like fighter pilots.

Researchers in the #UK used stereoscopic cameras to reconstruct 3D flight paths of the scarlet Trithemis aurora dragonfly. The #insects pull up to 6 Gs and compete for tail chase positioning rather than intercepting like they do with prey.

👉 https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/07/dragonflies-maneuver-like-fighter-pilots/

#flight #biomechanics #animals #science #nature #biomimicry #drones #research #royalsociety #arthropods